Country music sensation Luke Combs recently stunned his fans with a daring fantasy football penalty, inviting two of his closest friends on stage to perform in front of a packed stadium crowd.
Combs introduced the duo as the losers of his annual fantasy football league, which he participates in with his high school friends. Due to a scoring issue, the two friends shared the last place spot, prompting Combs to mete out a unique punishment.
The singer-songwriter invited his friends on stage at Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium, where they donned “blue suede shoes” and performed a duet of Marc Cohn’s “Walking in Memphis.” The impromptu performance saw each friend taking turns singing lead in front of tens of thousands of country music enthusiasts.
Footage of the event shows the crowd cheering enthusiastically as Combs’ friends struggled to hit the high notes, their voices amplified by the live microphones in the stadium.
Luke Combs brought two of his best friends onto the stage to sing at a concert on Saturday
His friends were losers of his fantasy football league and sang ‘Walking in Memphis’
One fan commented on social media, “Luke is a savage for that.”
Losing a fantasy football league has become a daunting prospect, with some punishments including 24 hours at a fast-food restaurant, with the option to shave off an hour for every burger consumed.
Combs chose the song “Walking in Memphis” despite the concert taking place in a different city, and the crowd’s cheering suggests they enjoyed the impromptu performance.
The singer-songwriter did not reveal what the punishment would have been if he had finished last in the fantasy football league, as singing on stage would not be a hardship for him.